courses within the
program
Asian Studies program courses are listed in the Vassar online course catalogue. In addition there are approved courses offered in other departments and programs, also listed in the online catalogue. The approved courses being offered this semester are listed below:
approved courses offered
by other departments
This list of approved courses for Asian Studies majors, drawn from the wider college offerings, is prepared and published by the director and program office at the beginning of each academic year. Courses not on the list which may be appropriate to an individual student's particular plan of study will be considered for approval by the director and steering committee upon special petition by the student major after consultation with his or her advisor.
approved courses offered in fall 2008
| Anthropology 285 East Asia/Australia Prehistory |
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| TR 10:30-11:45 | Ms. Pike-Tay | ||
| Art 258 The Arts of Japan |
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| TR 3:10-4:25 | TBA | ||
| Asia 217 Japan in the Age of the Samurai |
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| TR 12:00-1:15 | Mr. Shimoda | ||
| Asia 388 Spiritual Gifts of Modern India |
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| T 3:00-6:00 | Mr. Jarow | ||
| Chinese 214 20th Century Chinese Literature |
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| MR 3:10-4:25 | Mr. Liu | ||
| CHJA 120 Intro to Chinese and Japanese Literature |
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| TR 12:00-1:15 | Mr. Van Norden | ||
| CHJA 250 Japanese Culture Through Linguistics |
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| TR 1:30-2:45 | TBA | ||
| CHJA 362 Women in Japanese and Chinese Liter. |
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| R 3:10-6:10 | Ms. Qiu | ||
| Economics 369 Political Economy of Development Aid |
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| T 6:30-9:30 | Mr. Kilby | ||
| Economics 374 The Origins of the Global Economy |
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| TR 12:00-1:15 | Ms. Jones | ||
| History 381 Love and Death in Tokugawa Japan |
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| M 3:10-5:10 | Mr. Shimoda | ||
| Philosophy 110 Early Chinese Philosophy |
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| TR 10:30-11:45 | Mr. Van Norden | ||
| Music 136 Introduction to World Music |
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| MW 1:30-2:45 | Mr. Rios | ||
| Political Science 150.02 & 03 Introduction to Comparative Politics |
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| MW 12:00-1:15 MW 1:30-2:45 |
Mr. Su | ||
| Political Science 262 India, China and the State of Postcoloniality |
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| TR 12:00-1:15 | Mr. Muppidi | ||
| Political Science 268 Politics of Globalization |
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| TR 9:00-10:15 | Mr. Muppidi | ||
| Political Science 358 Comparative Political Economy |
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| M 7:00-9:00 | Mr. Su | ||
| Political Science 383 Global Political Thought |
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| W 1:00-3:00 | Mr. Muppidi | ||
| Religion 152 Religions of Asia |
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| MW 1:30-2:45 – RH 214 | Mr. Jarow | ||
| Religion 235 Religions of China |
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| TR 10:30-11:45 – KH 131 | Mr. Walsh | ||
| Religion 345 Violent Frontiers; Colonialism and Religion in the Nineteenth Century |
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| T 1:00-3:00 – BH 201 | Mr. Walsh | ||
Chinese and Japanese are offered in the Department of Chinese and Japanese. For information, contact Mr. Du in Sanders Classroom 320, ext. 7502. Arabic, Hindi and Korean are offered under the Self-Instructional Language Program. For information, contact Ms. Feroe in Chicago Hall, Room 121, ext. 5729.
Majors are encouraged to pursue a language directly relevant to their geographical region of emphasis. Competency in one Asian language through the intermediate college level must be achieved and demonstrated by completion of relevant courses or special examination In every case, the language chosen to fulfill this requirement must be approved as part of the student’s overall plan of study. Normally, a maximum of 4 units of Asian language study above the introductory level will be counted toward the 12 units for the major.
The Department of Chinese and Japanese offers elementary, intermediate and advanced courses in Chinese and Japanese languages. A list of these courses can be found in the Vassar online course catalogue.
Majors whose study focuses on regions of Asia in which area languages are not a regular part of the Vassar curriculum should consider alternatives for fulfilling the language requirement, such as the Self-Instructional Language Program (which offers Hindi, Korean, and Arabic languages, among others).